LD 1750: A study in how special interests get their way in the Maine legislature

Ready for a blood boil?  The corruption and influence of special interests in 2013 (very recent) control the things that get done in Maine.  This is proof that our legislators are looking out for themselves and their pocketbooks, not ours.  They are ruining Maine, the economy, jobs, the environment, energy and businesses for their own enrichment.  This has got to stop, I don't know how, but it has to stop.

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Comment by Eric A. Tuttle on October 9, 2015 at 3:09pm

How to stop this? Get those laws that allow it, repealed. The EUT in Maine earlier this year, first meeting of the committee, was seeking answers and support. Provide them with the scientific facts, as opposed to the industry's, their paid experts, lawyers, and false environmentalists claims. This is a start. Not all are corrupted when they first get elected, but the longer we wait the more they may become so, once the grease flows toward them.   

Comment by Paula D Kelso on October 9, 2015 at 1:27pm

Hey, not only on the state level do these shenanigans happen. That's business as usual here in Clifton. I was writing the Ordinance and the developer called me with the wording he wanted. Didn't work with me, I told him to bring it up in the meeting. But it worked with the Planning Board member who out of the blue proposes the very wording the developer had told me he wanted. A prompt vote, all in favor. Inconsequential? Hell no, it was to change the setback from one mile to 4000 feet. And it's been all down hill since then. And now we have an ordinance provision that the developer can have secret talks with town officials. Wouldn't want to discourage free enterprise would we by making entrepreneurial intentions public?

At the outset I asked rhetorically when do we get the people involved. None of the Planning Board responded but the developer promptly opined. That we should wait until we had the Ordinance written so the Planning Board would know the answers to the questions that would be asked. I was chastised by the Planning Board and Select Board members for telling a townsperson about a meeting to discuss the wind energy facility application and the ordinance drafting.

I don't know what the answer is to this underhanded way of doing public business, but we have to keep telling the stories and keep our resolve to bring more fairness, equity, and due process to our governmental affairs. You'd think that would resonate with big 'D' Democrats, but apparently they've forgotten what little 'd' democracy is all about. But, as Naomi points out, there's probably enough blame to go all around.

Comment by K Campbell on October 9, 2015 at 10:41am

It is fantastic that Naomi won an award for this story. Those of us who were there testifying at the EUT against the law appreciate her diligence and follow-through. Congratulations to Pine Tree Watchdog!

 

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(excerpts) From Part 1 – On Maine’s Wind Law “Once the committee passed the wind energy bill on to the full House and Senate, lawmakers there didn’t even debate it. They passed it unanimously and with no discussion. House Majority Leader Hannah Pingree, a Democrat from North Haven, says legislators probably didn’t know how many turbines would be constructed in Maine if the law’s goals were met." . – Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting, August 2010 https://www.pinetreewatchdog.org/wind-power-bandwagon-hits-bumps-in-the-road-3/From Part 2 – On Wind and Oil Yet using wind energy doesn’t lower dependence on imported foreign oil. That’s because the majority of imported oil in Maine is used for heating and transportation. And switching our dependence from foreign oil to Maine-produced electricity isn’t likely to happen very soon, says Bartlett. “Right now, people can’t switch to electric cars and heating – if they did, we’d be in trouble.” So was one of the fundamental premises of the task force false, or at least misleading?" https://www.pinetreewatchdog.org/wind-swept-task-force-set-the-rules/From Part 3 – On Wind-Required New Transmission Lines Finally, the building of enormous, high-voltage transmission lines that the regional electricity system operator says are required to move substantial amounts of wind power to markets south of Maine was never even discussed by the task force – an omission that Mills said will come to haunt the state.“If you try to put 2,500 or 3,000 megawatts in northern or eastern Maine – oh, my god, try to build the transmission!” said Mills. “It’s not just the towers, it’s the lines – that’s when I begin to think that the goal is a little farfetched.” https://www.pinetreewatchdog.org/flaws-in-bill-like-skating-with-dull-skates/

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"Once the committee passed the wind energy bill on to the full House and Senate, lawmakers there didn’t even debate it. They passed it unanimously and with no discussion. House Majority Leader Hannah Pingree, a Democrat from North Haven, says legislators probably didn’t know how many turbines would be constructed in Maine."

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